A closer look at police OT story

11:50 PM,
Dec. 8, 2012

Written by

James
Craig

In August of 2011, I was honored to be selected as the first police chief of the Cincinnati Police Department chosen from outside the ranks. Upon my arrival, I was pleasantly surprised at the outpouring of support and acceptance by the members of the department and the community.

As your police chief, I have made decisions that I believe are in the best interests of the department and the city. One of those decisions was to allow operational units to utilize a 10-hour work schedule. This decision was based on many factors, including ...